Best Article in the Journal of Race, Ethnicity & the City Award (Sponsored by Taylor & Francis)

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This annual award, initiated in 2023, gives recognition to an article published in the Journal of Race, Ethnicity and the City (during the previous year) that is considered particularly outstanding as a scholarly contribution to the field of urban affairs. The award is sponsored by Taylor and Francis, the official publisher of the Journal of Race, Ethnicity and the City (JRE).

Eligibility Requirements
Award Benefits
Selection Process
Past Recipients
Eligibility Requirements
  • Only articles accepted by JRE and published in the 2023 or 2024 volume year are eligible for the 2024-2025 awards cycle.
  • If your article was published in JRE in 2023 or 2024, you will automatically be nominated for this award. You do not need to do anything else.
Award Benefits

The recipient(s) of the award receives:

  • An international announcement of the award
  • A special award plaque
  • A complimentary conference registration waiver including meal + reception tickets (valued at $600+ USD)
  • Acknowledgement on the UAA Awards webpage

The plaque will be presented at the Awards & Recognition Program held during the annual UAA Conference. Following the conference, a press release will be prepared announcing the recipient(s).

Selection Process

Each spring, the award is determined by a committee appointed by the Chair of the UAA Governing Board.

The first award was granted at the New York conference in 2024. The first group of articles that were eligible for consideration were those published in Volume 1 (2020), Volume 2 (2021), and Volume 3 (2022). In subsequent years, eligible articles will be those published in the previous two years. So for example, in the Fall of 2024, eligible articles will be those published in 2023 and 2024.

Past Recipients